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4th Geography FK3
CCS 4th grade geography FK2 PA
Question | Answer |
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plain | a region of land that is primarily flat |
coast | land that borders a bay, sea, or ocean |
port city | where large ships travel to and from the city with goods and products: Philadelphia |
bay | a large body of water surrounded partially by, or located next to, land: Delaware Bay |
piedmont | land that lies at the base or foot of mountain |
valley | long, somewhat level land, located between mountains or hills |
plateau | land that is higher than the surrounding area |
gorge | a deep, narrow passage in the land through which water can flow, smaller than a canyon |
glen | narrow valley with water running through it |
plain | a region of land that is primarily flat |
orchard | a farm that grows fruit |
waterform | physical feature that holds water or allows water to flow from high places to lower places |
source | a spring, lake, or other body of water at which a stream or river begins |
mouth | a natural opening of a water form that empties into a larger body of water |
Delaware River | begins in New York State, flows south along Pennsylvania’s border, into the Delaware Bay, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean; both the Lehigh River and Schuylkill River flow into the Delaware River |
Susquehanna River | begins in New York State, flows through central Pennsylvania into the Chesapeake Bay, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean |
Ohio River | begins in Pittsburgh where the Monongahela River and Allegheny River converge; flows westward through other states into the Mississippi River, which flows south through the United States and empties into the Gulf of Mexico |
Regions of Pennsylvania | Atlantic Coastal Plain; Piedmont; Ridge and Valley; Allegheny Plateau; Erie Plain |
Borders of Pennsylvania | To the north is Lake Erie and New York; on the west is Ohio & West Virginia, to the south is Maryland and Delaware and on the east is the Delaware River and New Jersey |
Rivers in Allegheny Plateau Region | Allegheny River, Monongahela River, Ohio River |
Mountains & Valleys in Ridge and Valley Region | Cumberland, Lebanon, and Lehigh Valleys and Appalachian Mountains |